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Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Easiest Travel Storage Bags You'll Ever Make

I needed a few more travel bags for a recent trip, so I grabbed an old button down shirt, and whipped up a few bags that are suitable for packing all manner of bits and pieces while travelling. All up, I made seven bags - today I'll show you three of them.

Made with one of my old button down shirts, these bags took literally minutes to make - possibly the easiest project ever.

Cut front of bag with the button placket. (Make sure buttons are well away from the seams).

Cut a corresponding piece from the back of the shirt. You can see that I haven't bothered with matching the direction of the stripes.

Undo the buttons.

With right sides together, sew around all four sides (top, bottom and two sides).

Neaten edges.

Turn right side out.

That's it - a quick and easy sew!!! The bags can be made in different sizes to suit the end purpose. The smaller the bags, the more you'll get from one shirt - or make one large bag.

A woman's shirt, will most probably have darts in the front. As you can see, I didn't worry about avoiding the darts, resulting in the front of one bag being a little fuller than the back. For me, the bags are totally utilitarian - practical before pretty.

Using a man's shirt will overcome the problem of darts, as well as most likely providing more fabric to play with.

As you can see from the photos, I used my new travel bags for storing cables, cords and chargers for electronic gadgets. They served the purpose very well!!!

These would be easy to make for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes too. Lots of small items would fit into the bags. I'd suggest reinforcing the buttons with Fray Chek (or similar) because kids in very poor countries might not be able to resew a button.

Just thought I'd let you know I pulled an old shirt out of the rag bag to try this at the weekend, only to find I had removed the buttons for my button covered clutch bag! Never mind, the next shirt that is on it's way out in this house is definitely being turned into useful little bags!

Wow Pam, you have BLOWN MY MIND! I can't believe how easy these are to make and how adorable they look! I'm adding these to my To Make list straight away. Thanks for sharing at To Grandma's House We Go. xx

Great idea. These will be perfect for packing extra pairs of shoes. I cringe at the thought of putting them in without a covering so I end up having to find a plastic bag. This is a nice neat alternative.